Machine for delivering tape



y 1935- I c. G. MORTIMER 2,009,702

MACHINE FOR DELIVERING TAPE Filed Dec. 1, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 30, 1935. c, MORTIMER 2,009,702

MACHINE FOR DELIVERING TAPE Filed Dec. 1, 1931 2 She ets-Shegt 2 i 1 l r 7 1 6/ 31% INVENTOR.

1 :5 NOZZE Patented July 30, 1935 t UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE 2,009,702 MACHINE FOR DELIVERING TAPE Charles G. Mortimer, Glen Ridge, N. J. Application December 1, 1931, Serial No. 573,301

1 Claim. (01. 164-42);

This invention relates to an improved machine shafts 29 and 32 extend from side to side of the for moistening and for delivering tape which tape machine and rotate in the side walls I l and I2. is usually paper and is used for securing wrap- The water tank 34 is in the form of a tray with pings in place. a knob 35 for its manipulation. It rests on a The object of the invention is to provide a rod 35 and on the front wall 31 of the base. The 5 machine which is positive i it operation and, moistening roll 33 extends into the water and as it operates without shock or jar incidental to the o s it Carries t p along and mOiStGIIS operation of former types of machines and one t e summ face 0f the p T0 P t the that allows ready access to the feed and moistentap '5 from adhering the moistening roll, I

ing rolls to enable one to easily feed tape to the install Spring fingers 38 w ch Contact with the 1 machine or to cor t any catching o di roll 33 near its top. These fingers are of wire arrangement f th tape and extend from the coiled springs 39 on a rod 40.

The machine is illustrated in the accompany- These are at the point of he oll 33. At the ing drawings in hi h Figure 1 i id i w rear is a wipe-off roller M which rotates idly on partly brokenaway, of my improved m hine, the roll 33 and turns back excess water. The 15 Figure 2 is a Side View f t Side opposite t wipe-off roll is loosely rotatable in the ends of that shown in Figure 1, and with the casing two parallel links 42 whichflank the roll 33 and partly broken away. Figure 3 is a central long are pivotally secured at their front ends to the tudinal section of the machine. Figure 4 is a top red view of th hi e, t t roll holding cap The cutting mechanism includes two blades to 2 removed. Figure 5' is a bottom viewof t 11 form a shear. The fixed blade 43 is secured in holding cap and a t ofthe machine adjacent the machine in front of the feed rolls '30. The thereto movable blade 44 shears across the front edge of The machine comprises a t l b in i the fixed blade and is pivoted at 45 near one end cluding vertical side walls H and I2 which form and near the Pivot ibis connected o 46 25' a well l3 at the back of the machine. The well is which 1 it wni I provided t a tt M on which t 11 15 A spring 4! acts to raise the link and the blade. of tape is deposited. The bottom tapers toward The link is DiVOtBd at e bottom end to an arm t center hi holds t roll of tape central 48 secured at its end to move on the pivot 49. Its and allows an easy rotation of the roll when the return is limited by an ju tab e nose 5!! with 30 t is of t tape i h is being fed i puned a cam-like end against which the arm 48 rests. from t 11 and passed through th moistening The arm 48 is curved to clear the end of the shaft and tt h i 23. The arm 48 has a dog 5! which moves freely The feeding cutting and moistening mechabackward against a light Spring 5 but on afornisms are ,11 operated from th single handle 1 Ward movement it engages the shoulder 53 of the 3 onalever l8 which hasahub l9 carrying pawls 20 arm 43 as it is pivoted Oh the p or Screw 54. which engage a ratchet 2! on the gear 22 The This dog ii is the path of a trip 55 fastened to lever I3 is fastened to the shaft 23 which ex- P ject from the end of the shaft 23. When the tends through the machine and projects from the handle is OperatedtO feed the p e ip other Side where. th cutting mechanism, t be 55 lifts the dog 5| and the knife blade 44 is not described h i ft i 1 t operated. When the handle is released and The throw of the lever 3 can be regulated to swings back to normal the trip 55 pushes the dog Control the maximum amount of tape fed by a 5! and in this way pushes the arms 48, the link stop 24 which is Screw threaded and when 46 and the blade 44 down to sever the tape. 4 leased can slide in the slot 25 in the side cover 26. f F 13 15 g l g 2 ctlears fi 0 This cover also protects the gear 22 and other 0 6 0g an e Sprmg re urns e arm and its associated parts to normal poassociated parts that lie alongside the wall I2. Simon The tape is prevented from following The q m and feeding mechamsm are around with the spaced rollers 36 by the strip Operated 1n 111115011 from the gear I Show a which extends back from the fixed blade 43 gear 27 in mesh with the gear This Second and is slotted to allow the rollers 30 to project gear 21 is in mesh with a pinion 28 on a shaft 29 up through t. t which carries a set of feed rolls 30. The gear 21 T m ke the moistening roller and the. feed is also in mesh with a pinion 3| on a shaft 32 rolls effective there are top rolls for each of them. 55 which shaft carries the moistening roll 33. The In order to give easy access to the knife and these 5 rollers and to the tape l 6, I mount the top rollers in a swinging bracket 51 pivoted at 58 to the side walls II and I2. The bracket is relatively heavy and by its weight it holds the tape down in feeding contact with the lower rolls and has the added advantage of allowing the tape to be fully exposed for feeding installation of a fresh roll. The bracket when thrown back remains out of the way until it is manually returned to its forward or lowered position. The bracket has a recessed part 59 for the reception of the movable blade 44 and the upper end of the link 46. The front top roller 60 is adapted to rest on the moistening roll 33 and the rear top roller 6| has a gear 62 which meshes with the gear 63 on the shaft 29 of the rolls 30. a

The roller 60 runs idly but the rear top roller 6| has a gear 62 which meshes with the gear 63 on the shaft 29 of the rolls 30. The bracket 51 can swing freely and is held in place by its own weight and needs only to be lifted to make the rollers and cutting mechanism accessible. The top rollers are arranged with the ends 64 in the slots 65 in the side walls of the bracket 51. They are prevented from falling out by pins 66 and when placed in position over the rolls 33 and 30 they support the bracket by the springs 61.

To prevent a return slam by the lever l8 when the handle I! is released, I provide a check 68, preferably an air check. The one shown comprises a cylinder with a piston 69 slidable therein. The cylinder has a restricted outlet 10 near its closed end. The closed end is pivotally secured as at H in order that it may rock. The piston 69 has a piston rod 12 pivotally secured to a crank 13 on the shaft 23. The crank is returned to normal position by a spring 14. The check is effective when the lever l8 has nearly resumed its normal position.

This construction is of great advantage because the release of the handle is not accompanied by a jarring of the machine. Such jarring is apt to displace the short length of tape between the feed rolls and the knife and also the roll I 5of tape especially when the roll has become small.

In my machine the return of the handle due to the pull by the spring 14 is unimpeded until the full force of the spring has been operative on the arm 48 of the cutting mechanism. This is necessary to secure a clean and positive cut through the tape. As soon as the cutting has been accomplished the check 68 becomes operative and the final movement of the handle and the clearing of the dog 5| by the trip 5| is cushioned and gentle. The return or normal position of the handle can be altered by the rest 15 which may be selectively placed in holes 16 in the casing 26. A casing 11 is placed over the parts operating on the outer face of the wall H.

The spring 14 and the check 68 are approximately in line with the crank 73 when the handle is fully returned. This arrangement provides a maximum force by the spring when the crank is at right angle to its at rest position when the cutting takes place and a minimum of resistance by the check. As the crank swings to its normal position after the cutting has been accomplished the force of the spring diminishes but the check drives at its maximum resistance. In other words, when the spring is strongest the check is weakest and when the spring is weakest the check is strongest.

I claim:-

A machine for delivering tape comprising a frame, a shaft extending across the frame, a handle on the shaft for rocking the shaft, a tape feeding device, means for actuating the tape feeding device from the shaft on a forward movement of the handle, a cutting means actuated from the shafton the return movement of the handle, a crank secured on the shaft, a spring secured at one end to the machine and at the other end to the crank and approximately in line therewith when the handle is fully returned and a check pivotally secured at one end to the machine and at the other end to the handle and approximately in line with the crank when the handle is fully returned.

CHARLES ,G. MORTIMER. 

